There website says "there is bowling and there is Bloomsbury bowling". I agree. This place is crazy and I can see why people love it. It unpretencious yet attracts a smart crowd ranging form city types to indie kids. For some reason it just works. The bar is well stocked and sells Italian Sodas instead of the usual coke etc and tasty thin crust pizzas. I poked my head in their private room as well..looks good.

Bloomsbury’s Kingpin Suite is to be recommended. The large space is different from the Bloomsbury lanes as it is a Vegas theme and very sleek. They have
spent loads on this and it show. The hire price was to my suprise only £400 per hour for the whole venue – that’s five lanes, karaoke room, bar and hot tub room!

Food a bit on the steep side for the portions, but good quality. Excellent venue.

We hosted our Christmas party at the Bloomsbury Bowl this year. What a space. They had something for all our staff – bowling, private karaoke, djs bar etc. Food was surprisingly good and drinks fairly priced. Highly recommend for those looking for a night out in a venue with more than just bowling lanes.

Don't come here if you're expecting a high level of service.

I planned a surprise birthday party for my boyfriend here a few months ago and at every point of having contact with the staff at Bloomsbury lanes they were grumpy, rude and unhelpful.

When I had spent a considerable amount of money booking a Karaoke room for 3 hours, I at least expected to be treated like valued customer.

The lights in our room were not working so we weren't able to see the book of karaoke songs sat in darkness! After complaining twice, the staff begrudgingly found a lamp(!) to light the room.

I'd also booked two bowling lanes which were to be paid for on the evening and when it was time to bowl getting the somewhat merry group together was a bit tricky. We were again met with an extremely rude staff member who told me that she didn't care where everyone was she just wanted the money for the lanes, completely unecessary.

If it wasn't for the great karaoke room, there is no way I'd come back to this venue.

The staff certainly need some lessons in manners and a few customer service sessions wouldn't go a miss either.
Nothing spoils a party more than bitchy staff members who would obviously much rather be on the otherside of the counter.

SUCH A SHAME!

Cracking venue for all occasions. Smart '50s decor and attentive staff. We hired the private room for a meeting during the day and stayed on for bowling, dinner and drinks well into the night. Our boss was last seen dancing to the excellent DJ at 1am.

For a law firm with clients in tow we went to Bloomsbury Lanes worried as to the level of service we would receive.



Glad to report that they have a slick professional team whom seem well used to dealing with large corporate events. Their Lane Snacks were excellent and I have to say it’s great to be able to eat canapés whilst bowling. Cocktails were limited, but what they offered was well made.



More lane side service would be a boost as it was a slight pain to have to go to the bar. On the plus side I did count eight bar staff, so there was no wait for drinks.



The Bloomsbury is an excellent, relaxed venue for entertaining.

Agree with the previous post about the queues. However, when we arrived for our booking on a Saturday night we where asked by the doorman if we had a booking and then ushered right to the front door and into the karaoke room. £50.00 for an hour karaoke is the best value in London and an inspired addition to Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes.



We could grizzle about the busy bar etc, but that’s the deal with widely popular venues.
Anyway the bar prices are fair for the upscale style of the venue and they sell a weird and wonderful range of drinks!



Though pretty damn cool, Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes is still relaxed, friendly and firmly aimed at a London crowd, not uptight people from the burbs.

We went to Bloomsbury Blowling Lanes on Saturday night. The atmosphere was lively and the two bands playing were really cool, one of them was a bit like the Stone Roses. The bowling was good and the karaoke room was fun but our whole night was marred somewhat by the distinct lack of organisation. We couldn't get onto two of our three lanes till half an hour after we'd booked it and the staff were really unapologetic, although we did get a refund in the end.


It seemed from their attitude that this sort of thing happens all the time and they don't feel that they're to blame. Also the song book in the karaoke room was all over the shop. This may seem trivial but when you've only got an hour it can be quite annoying not being able to find the songs you want. I wouldn't let it put me off going back again but maybe we'd book for earlier in the evening and leave a gap between the bowling and karaoke so we aren't rushing from one to the other.



Get to Bloomsbuty Bowling Lanes early anyway as they make you queue for everything even when you've booked.